Bonding codes vary from town to town, but you generally need to bond the pool walls, ladder sockets, pool light and pool pump. In some parts of the country this must be done to be compliant to the local electrical code. This will help protect the connection from the possible deterioration from water.īonding of the pool light (different from grounding).

An electrical potting compound is put over the grounding connection, the termination encapsulated in a wet niche potting compound. Inside the pool niche there is a grounding connector that must have a bare copper wire connected to it, normally this a continuous ground around the entire pool. The electrician has to ground the pool light, to protect against any stray voltage. Your qualified and licensed electrician will take care of everything else. You will also wire the pool light from the light niche to the junction box (see below). You will also provide the trenching from the pool excavation to the equipment pad, which is usually dug during excavation. When mounting the light niche, push it through the wall from the inside out and then once in place you tighten the lock ring on the back of the niche to seal it against the wall. Follow the Hayward pool light niche installation instructions. Q: What Can I Do, and What Does an Electrician Have to Do? The homeowner can install the pool niche into the cutout for the pool light. Then the vinyl inside the light ring is cut out, and the lamp can be installed into the light niche, with the light cord running out the back of the niche, to the power junction box. When the pool water level reaches the light, the light ring and gasket can be installed. The pool light, or lamp that fits inside of the niche is installed during the filling of the pool. Follow the wall panel markings, and avoid installing the pool light wall panel upside-down! There is a special wall panel that has a hole cut-out, be sure to place this panel in the deep center wall of the pool, or wherever the light(s) will be located. A: The pool light niche, or wall bucket that holds the pool lamp, is ready to be installed once the pool has been dug and the pool walls have been erected.

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